Paramount Resources (POU) Competitors

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to OVV or POU?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 3 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ovintiv and 1 mentions for Paramount Resources. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.52 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OVV or POU?

83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer OVV or POU?

Paramount Resources has a consensus price target of C$24.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.40%. Given Paramount Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, OVV or POU?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, meaning that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OVV or POU more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Paramount Resources' net margin of 18.92%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%
Paramount Resources	18.92%	10.06%	5.97%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OVV or POU?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.52	C$1.39B	C$10.91	5.24
Paramount Resources	C$1.93B	1.56	C$366.00M	C$2.44	8.28

Is OVV or POU a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Resources pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Paramount Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.